Adina racemosa

Isotype of Adina mollifolia (US00130627), now a synonym of A. racemosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Adina
Species: Adina racemosa

Name

Adina racemosa (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 184 (1869); accepted by Löfstrand et al. (2014: 311)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nauclea racemosa Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 178 (1846)
    • Types:
      • 'Legit in Japonia Bürger. Communicavit de Siebold anno 1842, Herbarium Zuccarini' (Lectotype: M-0154201^(JSTOR) [designated by Akiyama et al. 2017: 138])
      • Siebold Cat. no. 601 ('holotypus' fide Ridsdale 1978 et Löfstrand et al. 2014: L [cf. L 0001346^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, determined as 'not [o]riginal material' by H. Ohba & S. Akiyama in June 2015]; isotype fide Löfstrand et al. 2014: K [cf. K000729907^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, determined by S. Akiyama & H. Ohba in March 2019]); 'Typus': Z-000021879^{(A; GBIF)}.
    • Type locality: [Japan.]
• Homotypic
  • Sinoadina racemosa (Siebold & Zucc.) Ridsdale, Blumea 24(2): 352 (1978); not accepted by Löfstrand et al. (2014: 311) [cited as Adina racemosa]
• Heterotypic
  • Nauclea taiwaniana Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 139 (1911); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 352), Govaerts (2003) and Chen & Taylor (2011) [cited as Sinoadina racemosa]
    • Type: T. Kawakami 1654 ([2 or 5] July 1906; TI-T01086).
    • Type locality: [Taiwan.] Kōshūn[​Hengchun], Kōkō[港口, i.e. harbour(-entrance)].
  • Nauclea transversa Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 139 (1911); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 352), Govaerts (2003) and Chen & Taylor (2011) [cited as Sinoadina racemosa]
    • Type: S. Nagasawa 601 ([7] November 1905; TAIF 24430^(GBIF) [fragment, without any number nor collector name]; cf. IBSC 0510586 [sterile, collection date as 9 April 1947], TI-T01085 [without clear type indication]).
    • Type locality: [Taiwan.] Nanshikiaku[楠仔腳], ad 2663 ped. alt.
  • Cornus esquirolii H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 257 (1914); as Cornus Esquirolii; not accepted by Lauener & Ferguson (1972: 103) [cited as Adina racemosa], Ridsdale (1978: 352) and Chen & Taylor (2011) [cited as Sinoadina racemosa]
    • Type: J.H. Esquirol 407 (June 1905; Holotype: E [​E00327710^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; A 00061045^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragment]).
    • Type locality: [China.] Kouy-Tchéou[Guizhou]: Rivière Tong-Tchéou.
  • Adina indivisa Lace, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915(3): 115 (1915); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 352) and Govaerts (1995, 2003) [cited as Sinoadina racemosa]
    • Syntypes:
      • J.H. Lace 5852 ([20 July 1912]; K [fide Ridsdale 1978: 352]; Isosyntypes: B 10 0295903^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, CAL {CAL0000010609 (197333) & CAL0000010612 (197334)}, E [​E00130682^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}])
      • J.H. Lace 6151 = 5262 ([15 April 1913]; K [fide Ridsdale 1978: 352; cf. K000729904^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} & K000729905^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, both without any type indication]; Isosyntypes: A 00061048^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, B {B 10 0295904^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, B 10 0295905^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, B 10 0295906^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, B 10 0295907^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, CAL {CAL0000010610 (197332) & CAL0000010611 (197335) [on 31 May 1911]}, E {E00130683^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, E00130684^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}})
      • Maung Po Kyaw 34 (K [fide Ridsdale 1978: 352]; Isosyntype: E [​E00130681^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, collected on 26 May 1913]).
    • Type locality: Upper BURMA.
      • Lace: Maymyo Plateau, 1050 m.
      • Maung Po Kyaw: Myitkyina, Loihpun, 1230 m.
  • Adina mollifolia Hutch., Pl. Wilson. (Sargent) 3(2): 391 (1916); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 352), Govaerts (1995, 2003) and Chen & Taylor (2011) [cited as Sinoadina racemosa]
    • Type: A. Henry 11888 (in flowers; K [fide Ridsdale 1978: 352, cf. K000729912^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, without any type indication apart from Ridsdale's determination slip dated March 1979], NY [​NY00130797^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: MO-2049227 (53792)^(GBIF), US [US00130627 (459746)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: [China.] Yunnan: Szemao[​Simao], mountains to west, alt. 1640 m.
  • Adina asperula Hand.-Mazz., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 232 (1921); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 352), Govaerts (1995, 2003) and Chen & Taylor (2011) [cited as Sinoadina racemosa]
    • Type: S. Ten 218 (not found in WU, vide detail at JACQ).
    • Type locality: [China.] Yünnan: Lobaschao bei Beyendjing.
  • Adina nobilis E.T.Geddes, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928(6): 240 (1928); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 352) and Govaerts (1995, 2003) [cited as Sinoadina racemosa]
    • Type: A.F.G. Kerr 5767 (7 April 1922; BM [​BM000798459^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K000729903^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotype: BK [BK257297^(JSTOR)]; cf. TCD [TCD0017239^(JSTOR) ex K, without type indication]).
    • Type locality: Siam[Thailand]. Dan Sai, Kao Keo Kang, 1100 m., evergreen forest.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Guizhou, Hubei [fide Ridsdale 1978: 352], Sichuan, Yunnan), China Southeast (Anhui, Fujian [fide Chen & Taylor 2011], Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan [fide Chen & Taylor 2011], Jiangsu, Zhejiang). Regional: Eastern Asia Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku), Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miquel, F.A.W. 1869. Ecloge Rubiacearum Archipelagi indici. Pars prima. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 4: 179–213. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Siebold, P.F. de & Zuccarini, J.G. 1846. Florae Japonicae familiae naturales, adjectis generum et specierum exemplis selectis. Sectio altera. Plantae Dicotyledoneae (Gamopetalae, Monochlamydeae) et Monocotyledoneae. Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 4(3): 125–240. BHL Reference page. 
• Hayata, B. 1911. Materials for a Flora of Formosa. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 30(1): 1–471. BHL Reference page. 
• 1915. Decades Kewenses. Plantarum Novarum in Herbario Horti Regii Conservatarum. Decas LXXXV. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew): 1915(3): 113–118. DOI: 10.2307/4107516
• Sargent, C.S. 1917. Plantae Wilsonianae: An Enumeration of the Woody Plants Collected in Western China for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University during the Years 1907, 1908, and 1910 by E. H. Wilson. Volume III, pp. 1–666. Cambridge: The University Press. BHL Reference page. 
• 1928. Contributions to the Flora of Siam. Additamentum XXV. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew): 1928(6): 234–247. DOI: 10.2307/4107694
• Lauener, L.A. 1972. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 32: 103.
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1978. A revision of the tribe Naucleeae s.s. (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24(2): 307–366. PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Chen Tao & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Sinoadina racemosa. Pp. 325 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 
• Löfstrand, S.D., Krüger, Å., Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2014. Phylogeny and generic delimitations in the sister tribes Hymenodictyeae and Naucleeae (Rubiaceae). Systematic Botany 39(1): 304–315. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678116 Reference page. 
• Akiyama, S., Thijsse, G., Esser, H.-J. & Ohba, H. 2017. Siebold and Zuccarini’s Type Specimens and Original Materials from Japan, Part 10. Angiosperms. Dicotyledoneae 9. The Journal of Japanese Botany 92(3): 133–147. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.92_3_10783 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Adina racemosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 January 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Adina racemosa. Published online. Accessed: 19 January 2022.
• IUCN: Sinoadina racemosa (Siebold & Zucc.) Ridsdale (Least Concern)
• Tropicos.org 2022. Adina racemosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 January 2022.
• 'DICOT TYPE'. Accessed: 4 December 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Adina racemosa. Accessed: 2023 December 4.

Vernacular names

日本語: ヘツカニガキ
中文（臺灣）: 水冬瓜
中文: 鸡仔木